Saturday's SCTCCCA Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic is the first large invitational to preview the state meet course in Columbia. The Sandhills Research Center course will host 95 schools with 3,246 runners in a total of seven races.
Season calendar
Steve Robinson (Sumter, posthumous) and Wayne Farm (Scott's Branch) will be inducted as new SCTCCCA Hall of Fame members (update - induction scheduled for spring Coaches Classic).
Virtual meets: Boys | Girls
Riverside girls, coming off an Eye Opener win, will not have a full team Saturday due to several runners taking the SAT. Wando and James Island did not get the chance to compete last weekend due to inclement weather canceling school last Friday.
Meet information | Time schedule
In the girls competition (8:30 a.m./international girls) look for Riverside's Jessie Crowley to lead the pack, not counting out other runners from the state to be in the mix. Eastside, Hilton Head, and Riverside look to be in the mix for top team placement in the girls race.
Watch 2015 Coaches Classic races
The 10:15 a.m. boys international race has John Ward (2016 Eye Opener champion) of Wade Hampton leading the state as the number one runner this season (15:42).
The team competition top spots look to be between Eastside, Hilton Head, Riverside, and Wando.